Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has told employees that the company’s progress in developing artificial intelligence agents has been slower than expected.
According to Reuters, Zuckerberg made the comments during an internal town hall meeting as Meta continues to increase spending on AI technology.
Meta AI Agent Development Falls Behind Expectations
Zuckerberg said progress on AI agents had not accelerated as quickly as the company had hoped during the past four months.
The slower pace has reportedly encouraged Meta to reassess parts of its recent organisational restructuring.
Company executives had previously worried that Meta was not adapting quickly enough to rapid developments across the artificial intelligence industry.
Meta Had High Hopes for AI Coding Tools
Earlier in the year, Meta executives were reportedly optimistic about the potential of advanced AI tools, including Anthropic’s Claude Code.
They expected these systems to help speed up development and improve employee productivity.
However, Zuckerberg said those anticipated gains had not yet fully materialised.
Meta Plans Massive AI Infrastructure Spending
Meta is expected to spend as much as $145 billion on artificial intelligence infrastructure this year.
The investment forms part of a broader spending race among major technology companies seeking to build more powerful AI systems.
Meta’s spending is likely to include data centres, advanced processors and other computing infrastructure required to train and operate large AI models.
Zuckerberg Expects Results Within Months
Despite the slower progress, Zuckerberg remains confident that Meta’s AI investments will begin producing more meaningful results.
He reportedly told employees that stronger returns could emerge within the next three to six months.
The company continues to view artificial intelligence as a central part of its long-term growth strategy.
Meta Reviews Employee Tracking Program
In a separate development, Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth discussed a paused employee activity-tracking program.
According to Reuters, an internal review found that employee data collected through the program had not been used to train artificial intelligence models.
The finding addressed concerns about how workplace information may have been handled during Meta’s broader AI expansion.
